CVE-2022-44698

CRITICALNVD 5.49.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-12-13), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 5.4 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 76%CVSS: 5.4Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · kev ransomware · epss top5pct · epss highExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

CVSS v3
5.4
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
76%
EPSS %ILE
100%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

December 13, 2022

Last Modified

October 30, 2025

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 13, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa, microsoft.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-44698
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44698

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 107× in last 7d / 441× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 1,632 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-25 06:59 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-09-25 06:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-25 03:22 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-25 03:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-24 23:45 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-09-24 23:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-24 20:08 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-09-24 20:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-24 19:31 UTCCISA KEV update
  10. 2026-09-24 16:31 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-24 16:31 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-09-24 16:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-24 12:53 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-09-24 12:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-24 09:16 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-09-24 09:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-24 05:39 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-09-24 05:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-24 02:01 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-24 02:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-23 22:24 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-09-23 22:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-23 18:47 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-09-23 18:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-23 15:10 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-23 15:10 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-09-23 15:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-23 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-23 11:33 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-23 11:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-23 07:56 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-23 07:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-23 04:18 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-23 04:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-23 00:41 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-23 00:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-22 21:03 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-09-22 21:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-22 19:36 UTCCISA KEV update
  15. 2026-09-22 17:26 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-22 17:26 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-09-22 17:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-22 13:46 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-09-22 13:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-22 10:09 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-09-22 10:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-22 06:32 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-22 06:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-22 02:55 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-09-22 02:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-21 23:19 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-09-21 23:19 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-09-21 23:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-21 19:41 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-09-21 19:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-21 19:09 UTCCISA KEV update
  32. 2026-09-21 16:04 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-09-21 16:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-21 12:27 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-09-21 12:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-21 08:50 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-09-21 08:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-21 05:13 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-09-21 05:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-21 01:35 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-09-21 01:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-20 21:58 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-09-20 21:58 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-09-20 21:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-20 20:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-09-20 18:20 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-09-20 18:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-20 14:43 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-09-20 14:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-09-20 11:06 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-09-20 11:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-09-20 07:29 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-09-20 07:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-09-20 03:51 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-09-20 03:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-09-20 00:13 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-09-20 00:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-09-19 20:35 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-09-19 20:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-09-19 16:58 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-09-19 16:58 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-09-19 16:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-09-19 15:38 UTCEPSS rescore
  64. 2026-09-19 13:20 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-09-19 13:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-09-19 09:43 UTCVendor advisory
  67. 2026-09-19 09:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-09-19 06:06 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-09-19 06:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-09-19 02:29 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-09-19 02:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-09-18 22:51 UTCEG score recompute
  73. 2026-09-18 22:51 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-09-18 22:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-09-18 19:20 UTCCISA KEV update

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2022-44698?
CVE-2022-44698 is a critical vulnerability published on December 13, 2022. Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
When was CVE-2022-44698 disclosed?
CVE-2022-44698 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 13, 2022, with the most recent update on October 30, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-44698 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2022-44698 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on December 13, 2022, affecting Microsoft Defender. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-44698?
CVE-2022-44698 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2022-44698?
CVE-2022-44698 affects Microsoft Defender. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2022-44698?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-44698, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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